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(Paper) Programmable Filament Gives Even Simple 3D Printers Multi-Material Capabilities
[Tech]
2020/11/08 09:07
With a little bit of extra work but no additional hardware, your cheap 3D printer can make complex objects out of different kinds of filamentOn the additive manufacturing spectrum, the majority of 3D printers are relatively simple, providing hobbyists with a way of conjuring arbitrary 3D objects out of long spools of polymer filament. If you want to make objects out of more than just that kind...
Meet Generation-N : The Pandemic-Influenced, Connected Customers Driving The New Digital Imperative
[Consumer]
2020/11/08 09:06
Connected Customers ARE digital first and empowered. If it’s one thing that this pandemic is teaching us, it’s not just to be digital, but to also be resilient. But that’s not all. The pandemic is also teaching us to be more open-minded and empathetic to how people were also disrupted. Employees, customers, friends and family, colleagues, too, saw their lives upended practically overnight. T...
(Video) Streamloots Raises $7.2M for Influencer Monetization
[Investing]
2020/11/08 09:05
Influencers are making their mark on games and social media, and the latest proof of that is Streamloots‘ announcement that it has raised $7.2 million for its influencer monetization platform.Valencia, Spain-based Streamloots received the money from Bessemer Venture Partners, Samaipata, Adam Draper, and the Creative Investment Club, a syndicate of content creator investors. Yes, it’s true. In...
Cloud Market Growth Rate Nudges Up as Amazon and Microsoft Solidify Leadership
[Business]
2020/11/08 09:04
New data from Synergy Research Group shows that Q3 enterprise spending on cloud infrastructure services were almost $33 billion, up 33% from the third quarter of 2019. Notably, the year-on-year growth rate for Q3 was higher than the 32% growth seen in the previous quarter, demonstrating the health of the market. Amazon and Microsoft continue to account for over half of the worldwide market, wit...
ROOM - Modern Workspace Meeting Room by N-Others
[Design]
2020/11/08 09:03
ROOM is a concept cubicle workspace for a private meeting between two to three people. ROOM is re-imagining the modern workspace and thinking outside the cubicle to build thoughtful, affordable solutions that improve life at work and build to a brighter future.This project provides a solution for a better and modern workspace. Most meeting room is big and requires large space, however, most oft...
(Patent) Apple was Granted a Patent that Details Backside iPhone Specialty Glass Finishes
[Tech]
2020/11/05 09:10
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a newly granted patents for Apple relating to electronic device enclosures that include "textured glass components." Apple's patent appears to advance a similar patent that we covered back in January 2020. The new glass finishes that Apple offered on their iPhone 11 and now on the iPhone 12 aren't natural glasses but rather custom designed finishes tha...
(PDF) Deloitte - Understanding Human Behavior in Designing a Future of Health
[Business]
2020/11/05 09:09
In the future of health—where data and technology continue to advance exponentially—will human behavior still prevent us from becoming a healthier society? How can we conquer the age-old problem of behavior change both with, and in spite of, technology?ALL around us, technology is making exponential advances in science and medicine. But despite these breakthroughs—in pharmaceuticals, diagnos...
(Video) PORTL Hologram Raises $3M to Put a Hologram Machine in Every Home
[Investing]
2020/11/05 09:08
The new devices use the same technology that saw a hologram of Tupac Shakur at Coachella 2012.What does a hologram-obsessed entrepreneur do for a second act after setting up a virtual Ronald Reagan in the Reagan Memorial Library, or beaming Jimmy Kimmel all the way from Hollywood to the Country Music Awards in Nashville?If that entrepreneur is David Nussbaum, the founder of PORTL Hologram, the...
These Maps Show Every Country’s Most Valuable Export
[Investing]
2020/11/05 09:07
The coronavirus disrupted the global economy in more ways than we can count. With multiple European countries reimposing strict lockdowns in light of a predicted second wave of the virus, international trade is primed for another unstable period. With that being said, here are the top exports for every country in the world.Petroleum is the single most common top export around the world, spannin...
